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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 964899" data-attributes="member: 205">The problem with multiclass spellcasters is the fact that the design of the magic system is inherently flawed.  It doesn't integrate with the class system very well.  The reason fighter levels, barbarian levels, and rogue levels can stack so well is that all the levels you gain, from 1 to 20, give about the same increase.  What does gaining the 1st level of figther give you?  d10 HD, +1 BAB, a Fort save increase, and a bonus feat.  What does the 20th level of fighter give you?  Basically, the same thing.  No matter what you level you reach in these classes, you're gaining the same amount of increase each level.The spellcasting classes don't work that way.  Gaining a level of Wiz1 gives you access to 1st level spells and some cantrips.  Gaining a level of Wiz15 gives you access to 8th level spells, 8th level spell slots, several lower levels spell slots, plus an increase in the power, effectiveness, and frequency of all the abilities the wizard previously had.  Effectively, spellcasting power increase exponentially with the number of spellcaster levels you have.  Every other ability in the game increases with character level.  The rate may change from class to class, but they all increase linearly.   If spellcasting ability increased with class level, and taking levels in spellcasting levels increased the breadth and depth of magical power, that would make multiclassing spellcasters worthwhile.  But then, this is all 4e talk.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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